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May’s Full Moon Comes with Supermoon Eclipse- NASA says.

Image Credit: NASA

May 26 is not only the day of first lunar eclipse of the year but also the day of the full lunar eclipse. Another rare cosmic scene will be seen in that day. During the eclipse, the moon will turn dark red. It is called Blood Red Moon. 
Image Credit: Forbes

Such a scene is seen only once in many years. Scientists call this special event The Super Lunar Event. Because there will be a super moon, there will be a lunar eclipse and there will also be a red moon. The first lunar eclipse of the year is going to get a special dimension in the trinity of these three. The moon orbits the earth in an elliptical orbit. The distance to the moon decreases when it moves to the middle of the chamber. Then the moon looks bigger. 
 Image Credit: NHM

When the earth moves between the sun and the moon while orbiting, its shadow falls on the moon. That is why the lunar eclipse. A lot of the time it falls on the moon partially, then there is a partial lunar eclipse. Sometimes the moon is completely covered by the shadow, then the full eclipse of the moon. This scene can be seen in the western states of the India. The next Supermoon scene will be seen on November 18 or 19 this year.
This year's first total lunar eclipse will start at 2:17 am as per Indian Standard Timing (IST) and be visible until 7:19 pm.

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